Gulden Draak

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Ertvelde, Belgium

Pours out dark, like a dubbel. Big, bold flavor with notes of toffee. The alcohol is well-hidden but the carbonation is a bit much to handle. Overall, a strong meaty beer; something you can sink your teeth into.

Uhh I like this beer. The appearance is clear dark with nice ivory form. The flavor is strong with yeast and first impression in mouth is sweet evolving to a complex aftertaste.

Wow! BIG smell of Belgian yeast and candy sugar and caramel and it hasn’t come within six inches of my nose yet. Huge rocky head with great retention. A deep dark caramel color as well. A dream of rich toffee malt and slight alcohol on first taste. My GOD that’s good. A sweet fullness and heaven on the tongue. If this calls itself a triple, I’ll buy it, but most won’t... if only every triple could be like this one and the Floreffe. There’s also a bit of sour funk to it, almost trying to do too much, but it works. If I could only take ten beers to a desert island, five drinkers and five sippers, this would be one of my sippers. Can’t believe anyone would consider the Roche 10 over this. Blasphemy!

Dark brown appearance with a delisicious beige foamy head. Rich aroma of raisins, toffee, roasted malt and dried fruits. Powerful taste with well hidden alcohol, candy, raisins, coffe and some fruity flavour. Moderated carbonation. The alcohol warm me up and numbing my palate with a long aftertaste...Strong one, complex one.

Bottle acquired from Brussels distributor via direct-to-home shipment. A great example of the dark brown tripel. Thick, meringue head with staying power. Nose of raisins, toffee, and alcohol. Taste is rich, but surprisingly balanced and crisp, not cloying. Long, warm alcohol finish. This is the brew for fireside chats on a crisp autumn evening.

Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark brown body with a huge, frothy, off-white head. Smell: Full aroma brings forth notes of dark caramel malt, plums (and prunes), dark candi sugar, and even brown sugar. You can smell that alcohol lurking in there, too, along with a noticeable sourness. Taste: Sugar-infused caramel maltiness. A distinct fruitiness delivers a taste of stewed plums. Dash of brown sugar liqueur, if there was such a thing. Small hint of dried banana chips. Sour yeastiness. Warming finish with lingering tastes of fruit and sugar. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body with some chewiness to it. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: It’s a tripel wrapped in a +2 Cloak of Maltiness. For that, it’s okay, as long you don’t mind the high level of sweetness and glaring alcohol presence.

*did not mind would not buy* smell: fruits nanners sweets. typical. to many nanners maybe.. maybe. app: fine. nice ruby garnet hues to a lite brown ale. flavor: tastes much more gold then it looks, i was wanting more dark fruit flavors. its a fine ale. down the middle lacks magic. this is like a bud for a gnome. palate: could be more fluffy. OA: its good, ok average so so.

Patented white bottle with cool dragon. Had at Beer Bistro and Rhino, great deal for the kick. Reddish brown with off-white thick head that reduces quickly. Not as sweet as many Belgian darks like Kasteel, Gouden Carolus, or Dutch Koningshaeven. More bubbly than these with the same caramel malt fruitcake taste.